Don’t miss this week’s episode of “New York Now,” the award-winning coproduction of WMHT and the Times Union. This week’s highlights: Matt Ryan of WMHT runs down the week’s headlines, with extensive footage from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first Capitol Q&A since May. Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio talks to Bill Hammond of …

Talking to reporters Wednesday in Buffalo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said members of the state Legislature need to show up at meetings of a pay commission that’s currently considering whether or not lawmakers …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Wednesday a bill legalizing daily fantasy sports betting, marking a major victory for companies locked in a bitter legal squabble with the state attorney general. The …

Edit: This post has been updated with comment from an Amedore spokeswoman. As a state panel consider the question of whether to give state lawmakers a hefty pay hike, Democratic state Senate candidate …

Despite the rain that fell over much of the state including the Capital Region during the past few nights, large portions missed those downpours and remain in a drought condition. Because of that the …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will complete his three-stop upstate tour with an announcement at the University at Buffalo in Amherst, Erie County, at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Watch the livestream here. Cuomo appeared …

Legislative oversight hearings are usually buttoned down affairs, with various agency heads reading from prepared texts and patiently answering questions posed by lawmakers about their programs. Even …

Six upstate counties, including Columbia County, are being targeted for initial 100-megabit-per-second broadband internet availability through Charter Communications by mid-2017 as part the conditions …

Good morning! Should be sunny and warmer today. But for Albany, Tuesday’s weather woes live on in the shape of a sinkhole on North Lake that swallowed an SUV. Yankees-Mets Game 2 was nearly all Mets. …

The Office of Victim Services celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday with the release of new Public Service Announcements aiming to increase awareness for the agency. “It’s been the mission since …